St. Louis is much the same. I'm afraid there is no easy solution to urban sprawl. I know people that communte from Mt. Vernon, IL (over 80 miles) and Cape Girardeau, MO (over 100 miles) to St. Louis, each way every day! Granted, that's not all suburbia. But for how long? I do take heart in the few pockets that seem to hang on despite the contant expansion. The little woods down at the end of the street is still there even after 50 years. Granted, it used to be bigger, but it's still there. jon

 
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